Shooting to the left

[mquaack]

I am a new bow hunter and I am targeting right for prep. I am consistantly shooting to the left. My elevation is good but it always to the left. I put the pins (green, yellow, red) on the target but it is always to the left. Could this be a bow issue and need to be tuned or a wrist holding issue? Thanks, Mike

[Patchy]

little more info on your setup please :D

[Flehrad]

There are lots of possibilities depending on your setup.

If you are shooting Fingers:

Your centreshot could be out.
Your button pressure (if using one) could be wrong
Your release could be plucking the shot
Your grip could be torquing
You are getting fletch contact and throwing the shot.

If you are shooting Release

Your centreshot could be out
Your grip is wrong and torquing
You are punching your release
You are getting fletch contact and it's throwing the arrow

Just some possibilities

[mquaack]

I am 26" draw and at 55lbs. I have a mechanical release. It is a new PSE bow.

[Malko]

arrows to soft ? could that be it?

[grantwomack]

If they are consistently left, just move the pins out a little further (if you are right handed) so they go back into the middle.

Tuning? What's that? ;)

[Flehrad]

If you're using a mechanical release, then it may be your centreshot is wrong or you are griping the bow wrongly so it provides torque on the arrow flight.

If you are moving your pins to compensate, and they are still going left, then it is most likely that your bow is out of tune.

Your arrows could be soft, but they won't have as much a left/right effect compared to a recurve with finger release.

Could we have also more details on your rest type, and arrows including the spine?

[Ozzy]

Speaking from experience, if all equipment factors are eliminated, check on shoulder alignment & follow thru :o
These are notorious form faults for inconsistent left shots :-?

[Eberbachl]

There's alot of pretty serious analysis going on here, but I'd say as long as your bowhand position is OK, and your centreshot is vaguely correct, start by just moving your sight to the left :wink:

Especially since...

a: you're always to the left.
b: It happens at each distance.

so......just move your sight :D

[Ozzy]

There's alot of pretty serious analysis going on here, but I'd say as long as your bowhand position is OK, and your centreshot is vaguely correct, start by just moving your sight to the left :wink:

Especially since...

a: you're always to the left.
b: It happens at each distance.

so......just move your sight :D

One would assume that would have been done before posting this ? :-?
Surely no one is that impractical :roll:

[grantwomack]

One would assume that would have been done before posting this ? :-?
Surely no one is that impractical :roll:
You'd be surprised! :-?

[DanceswithDingoes]

You are torquing the bow, get a sling, lighten up 8)

[coach]

There's alot of pretty serious analysis going on here, but I'd say as long as your bowhand position is OK, and your centreshot is vaguely correct, start by just moving your sight to the left

Especially since...

a: you're always to the left.
b: It happens at each distance.

so......just move your sight
I pick this one! This is exactly what I would do. If the left misses are constant and further at longer distant then it is only a sight problem :D

[Eberbachl]

There's alot of pretty serious analysis going on here, but I'd say as long as your bowhand position is OK, and your centreshot is vaguely correct, start by just moving your sight to the left :wink:

Especially since...

a: you're always to the left.
b: It happens at each distance.

so......just move your sight :D

One would assume that would have been done before posting this ? :-?
Surely no one is that impractical :roll:

I would not assume anything Ozzy :wink:

Of course our friend may well have tried adjusting the sight to the left, but I've seen vastly more than one occasion where that is the exact advice that has fixed the problem for a newcomer to archery.

You may note that our friend Mquaack writes:

I am a new bow hunter and I am targeting right for prep

:bday:

[DanceswithDingoes]

Have to disagree, same thing used to happen to me....and i was shootin barebow :o Id be looking at the grip/sling, I was using a thumb/finger sling that was too tight and torqued the bow, then was advised to use a bow sling and viola, instant centres.

[Eberbachl]

Have to disagree, same thing used to happen to me....and i was shootin barebow :o Id be looking at the grip/sling, I was using a thumb/finger sling that was too tight and torqued the bow, then was advised to use a bow sling and viola, instant centres.

Ding......you may note that in my original advice.......

........I'd say as long as your bowhand position is OK...........

:wink:

[grantwomack]

Of course our friend may well have tried adjusting the sight to the left, but I've seen vastly more than one pccasion where that is the exact advice that has fixed the problem for a newcomer to archery.

Yes, I particularly remember one instance where a newbie threw about half a dozen arrows into the wall at the back of the hall before I asked if he had checked his sight. The thought hadn't occurred to him that maybe it had moved. He had forgotten to lock it down... :roll:

[DanceswithDingoes]

Luke you squeezed in between Coach and my reply to his post :D